Coronavirus, Saudi gas price-slashes rock markets at start of trading week

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Markets opened this morning amidst a firestorm of changes caused by both the worsening problems related to the coronavirus and a move by Saudi Arabia to vastly…

Domino's opens store No. 17,000 'down-under'

March 2, 2020

Domino's Pizza is taking special note of the opening of its 17,000th store today, with a celebration at the location in Bradbury, New South Wales, Australia, a…

Pizza trading mega-movement sees Domino's stay aloft, while competitors sink

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

What's going on with pizza stock trading lately? The last two weeks have left more than a few stumped as the value of mega-player Domino's stays well above the…

Domino's investors delight as Q4 dividend soars 20%

February 20, 2020

Traders were loving Domino's Pizza this morning, after an early morning quarterly sales report that knocked pizza investors' socks off, showing U.S. Q…

Domino's rolls out Pie Pass to expedite carryout orders

February 17, 2020

Domino's is rolling out a new tech that lets carryout customers who order and pay online immediately grab their orders in stores without having to wait in…

Papa John's stock value spikes to near 52-week high

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Love was definitely in the air on the Nasdaq Friday, where Papa John's saw its price spike at one point to nearly its highest level in the past 52 weeks. And…

Sunday's National Pizza Day gives upcoming Pi Day some competition

February 7, 2020

As we run up to National Pizza Day on Sunday, it's beginning to appear that this quasi-holiday is starting to give one of the longtime traditional calendar…

Domino's, Papa John's, pizza ingredient prices all down last week

From wheat and cheese to the gas that fires pizza ovens and powers delivery vehicles, all major pizza commodity prices took dives last week. The bad news is…

Papa John's continues on a "roll" with traders last week

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

It was a relatively dismal trading week for all but one of the nation's publicly traded pizza brands, but gas prices are giving operators a break at the store…

How Domino's connects corporate execs to reality of store life

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Store-level employees are often on the receiving end of corporate dictums that may not always sync with pizza restaurant reality. Enter Domino's Pizza Prep…

Domino's celebrates carryout in week of 'double delights'

January 20, 2020

This week packs a double-whammy for pizza restaurateurs in the made-up holidays realm, with National Cheese Day taking place today, followed by National Pie…

Papa John's, Yum up, while Domino's, Rave down, as trading week trends mirror year

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The trends established over the last 12 months at some of the world's major publicly traded pizza brands were mirrored in the trends of the last week on the…

What pizza operators can learn from Domino's use of AI

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Tuesday, Pizza Marketplace told you about Domino's use of AI to boost the customer experience. Today, we break down what restaurateurs can take away from the…

Domino's digs into GPUs' data-churning mega-muscle to transform customer experience

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Domino's has discovered a virtual goldmine in the data-handling computer power of a resource once confined to the picture-heavy needs of video gaming — the GPU.

Domino's, Rave stock values start trading year right

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

At least two pizza brands had reason to continue their champagne toasts into the first week of 2020, though higher commodity prices as 2020 started put a…

Domino's UK CFO drowns in Mauritius

December 30, 2019

Domino's UK CFO David Bauernfeind was killed in an accident on Dec. 26 while vacationing with his family in Mauritius. According to a report in the UK's Daily…

Domino's, Papa John's clear winners with investors in 2019

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

As the last bites of the 2019 pizza pie disappear, one thing is evident: Domino's and Papa John's have gotten a lot of love from investors this year, driving…

2020 pizza brand planner/predictor

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

As 2019 draws to a close, pizza brands are contending with significant dips in dine-in traffic, as well as peaks in patrons' passion for all things…

Domino's hiring 500 in San Diego County

December 16, 2019

Domino's San Diego County franchise-owned locations will hire 500 new employees across 57 stores including jobs for delivery drivers, customer service…

Ho, ho, ho! It's sure good to be Domino's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Santa was apparently paying keen attention to Domino's leadership when they sent in their wishes for the brand this year, with the giant pizza chain last week…